SOLUTION: A company makes wooden boxes. The profit earned from making b wooden boxes can be represented by the expression b minus 0.32 b. Which expression presents the percent of profit earn

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Question 1075266: A company makes wooden boxes. The profit earned from making b wooden boxes can be represented by the expression b minus 0.32 b. Which expression presents the percent of profit earned per wooden box made?
0.32b
0.68b
1.32b
1.68b
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let P be for profit. Then:
P=b-.32b
P=b(1-0.32)
P=0.68b ☺☺☺☺